Get Ready

• By: The Temptations

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
dreams /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
seek /siːk/ B1	verb - to attempt to find (something)
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - in a suitable state for an action or purpose

Grammar:

• I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do

  ➔ Relative clause with "who"; "the way that" + clause

  ➔ "who makes me feel the way that you do" is a relative clause modifying "a girl". "the way that" indicates a manner or method.

• Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do

  ➔ Adverbial clause with "Whenever"; Indirect question with "who"; Ellipsis ("do" standing for "make my dreams real")

  ➔ "Whenever I'm asked..." is an adverbial clause of time. "who makes my dreams real" is an indirect question functioning as the object of "asked". The final "do" is an example of verb phrase ellipsis.

• I'm gonna try to make you love me too

  ➔ "gonna" (going to - informal future); infinitive phrase "to make you love me"

  ➔ "gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used to express future intention. "to make you love me" functions as an infinitive phrase, clarifying the purpose of the attempt.

• If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if"; "wanna" (want to - informal); imperative sentence "let me remind you"

  ➔ "If you wanna play..." is a conditional clause expressing a hypothetical situation. "wanna" is a colloquial abbreviation for "want to". "Let me remind you" is an imperative expressing a request.

• But the lovin' you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you

  ➔ Relative Clause reduction ("the lovin' (that) you're gonna miss"); "gonna" (going to); Subject-Verb agreement ("time it takes")

  ➔ "the lovin' you're gonna miss" implies "the lovin' that you are going to miss," with the relative pronoun omitted. "time it takes" reflects correct subject-verb agreement because "time" is singular.

• If all my friends should want you too, I'll understand it

  ➔ Conditional Clause (type 1 with 'should' for polite doubt or possibility); Future Simple with 'I'll'

  ➔ The conditional uses 'should' to suggest a slightly less probable or more polite situation, rather than a high likelihood. 'I'll understand it' indicates a simple future action.

• I hope I get to you before they do the way I planned it

  ➔ Hope clause with 'that' (implied); Time clause with 'before'; Ellipsis with 'do' (complete action is 'get to you'); Relative clause with 'the way'

  ➔ The sentence implies 'I hope that I get to you...' but 'that' is often omitted in informal speech/lyrics. 'before they do' simplifies 'before they get to you'. 'the way I planned it' modifies the verb 'get'.